Complaints against the police: Predicting dispositions

Griswold, David B.

doi:10.1016/0047-2352(94)90018-3

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“…Studies have examined the extent and nature of citizen complaints (Decker and Wagner, 1982;Dugan and Breda, 1991;Dunham and Alpert, 1995;Kerstetter, 1985;Lersch and Mieczkowski, 1996;Pate and Hamilton, 1991;Wagner, 1980;Wagner and Decker, 1997). Griswold (1994) carried out a multivariate analysis of the factors on the disposition of complaints. Kerstetter et al (1996) studied the impact of race on the investigation of excessive force allegations against police.…”

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“…Sherman (1980) and West (1988) lamented that most of the previous research on police misconduct and citizen complaints has been descriptive and qualitative. More recently, Griswold (1994) called for additional quantitative research in this area. Heeding these calls, the study reported here addresses this gap primarily through reanalysis of data at the organizational level.…”

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A test of Lundman’s organizational product thesis with data on citizen complaints

2000

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Applying Lundman's organizational product thesis in explaining citizen complaints against police use of excessive physical force, the current study tests several hypotheses with a national data set. Tobit regression analyses of the data show that Lundman's thesis is partially supported. Both organizational behavior and organizational characteristics are important covariates of the complaint rate against police use of excessive physical force. Although generalization is limited, police departments need to actively recruit more mature persons into the police force, reinforce field training officer programs, and continually provide more in-service training programs for its members if they are serious in reducing citizens' complaints.

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“…Many researchers have looked at complaints against the police, but directed most attention at the characteristics and outcomes of complaints (Hudson, 1970;Box and Russell, 1975;Culver, 1975;Wagner, 1980aWagner, , 1980bGriswold, 1994) or at the administrative nature of the complaints procedure (Lustgarten, 1986;Fogel, 1987;Goldsmith, 1988;West, 1988;Terrill, 1990). With the exception of a study by Perez (1994), little attention has been given to the potential effect of complaints on police behavior.…”

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The effect of citizens' status and behavior on Venezuelan police officers' decisions to use force

Birkbeck

Gabaldón

1998

Policing and Society

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“…However, since the repeat offenders were accused of more serious forms of misconduct, the tendency for their complaints to have a lower rate of substantiation is not surprising. Previous research has found that the more serious allegations of misconduct have the lowest likelihood of being sustained by the evidence in internal police review (Griswold, 1994;Pate and Fridell, 1993). This may be due to a number of factors.…”

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Who are the problem‐prone officers? An analysis of citizen complaints

Lersch

Mieczkowski

1996

American Journal of Police

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Citizen complaints filed against a small group of officers of a large police department in the south‐eastern USA were used to conduct an examination of repeat offenders and non‐repeat offenders. Examines differences between the offenders in the areas of officer characteristics, complaint characteristics and citizen characteristics. Finds that the all‐male group of repeat offenders was significantly younger and less experienced than their peers and was more likely to be accused of harassment. Finds that the ethnic minority group was more likely to file complaints against repeat offenders and that a disproportionate number of complaints were intraracial. Detects a cause for concern in that several high‐ranking officers reacted to the survey by reappraising the data and classing the greater offenders as productive and conscientious officers, i.e., denotes belief at high level within the police organization that a good officer should generate dissatisfaction among the general public.

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Complaints against the police: Predicting dispositions

Cited by 30 publications

References 9 publications

A test of Lundman’s organizational product thesis with data on citizen complaints

A test of Lundman’s organizational product thesis with data on citizen complaints

The effect of citizens' status and behavior on Venezuelan police officers' decisions to use force

Who are the problem‐prone officers? An analysis of citizen complaints

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